IHSAA News Release

IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Brackets Announced
A field of 385 teams and 7,236 student-athletes will begin play next week as the pairings for the 47th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series were drawn this morning in Indianapolis.

Sectional competition begins Wednesday, May 22, and continues through Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day), with the 64 champions advancing to a four-team regional on Saturday, June 1. Two semifinal games will be played early that day at each site with the two winners returning for a championship game that evening. The 16 regional winners will be assigned to four semi-state sites and play a single game on Saturday, June 8, with the winners moving into their respective state championship games.

This year’s four state championship games, scheduled for Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, will be played at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

Among the top-ranked teams in this week’s poll from the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA), Class 2A No. 1 Northfield will begin defense of last year’s state championship when it faces North Miami in Sectional 37 at Wabash. Frontier, the No. 1 team in Class A will meet first-time participant Faith Christian in Sectional 54 at Lafayette Central Catholic. Class 3A top-ranked Jasper will host Washington in the Sectional 31 opener and Floyd Central, the No. 1 team in Class 4A, will take on No. 10 New Albany in Sectional 15 at Bedford North Lawrence.

Among the other defending state champions, Lafayette Central Catholic, the four-time defending Class A winner and ranked No. 2 this week behind Frontier, drew Rossville in Sectional 54. Western, unranked in Class 3A, drew a bye in Sectional 20 at Peru and will meet the Twin Lakes-Maconaquah winner, and Lake Central, unranked in 4A, will meet Lowell in Sectional 1 at Munster.

Playing schedules are included in the brackets linked below but due to possible weather postponements and other conflicts, it is advised to check with the host school for precise schedules.

About the DrawTo conduct the random drawing for the baseball state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in a given sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all 64 sectionals and 16 regionals.

Sectionals
Dates: May 22-27, 2013.
Times: To be determined by host school.
Admission: $6 per session; $9 season.
Home Team: The second-named team in each pairing is the designated home team except when they advance by virtue of a bye. Exception: In six-team sectionals, the teams drawing the bye will play in the second semifinal game (Game 4) and will be the visitor in the championship game.

Class 4A1. Munster (7)
Game 1: Munster vs. Highland.
Game 2: Lake Central vs. Lowell.
Game 3: Hammond Morton vs. Gary West Side.
Game 4: East Chicago Central vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

2. LaPorte (8)
Game 1: Crown Point vs. LaPorte.
Game 2: Chesterton vs. Hobart.
Game 3: Valparaiso vs. Portage.
Game 4: Michigan City vs. Merrillville.
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.

3. South Bend Clay (6)
Game 1: South Bend Washington vs. Mishawaka.
Game 2: South Bend Adams vs. Penn.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: South Bend Riley vs. South Bend Clay.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

5. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (7)
Game 1: Fort Wayne Northrop vs. Fort Wayne North Side.
Game 2: Columbia City vs. DeKalb.
Game 3: Fort Wayne Snider vs. East Noble.
Game 4: Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

6. Huntington North (6)
Game 1: New Haven vs. Fort Wayne South Side.
Game 2: Huntington North vs. Jay County.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Homestead.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

8. Zionsville (7)
Game 1: Fishers vs. North Central (Indianapolis).
Game 2: Hamilton Southeastern vs. Westfield.
Game 3: Zionsville vs. Carmel.
Game 4: Noblesville vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

9. Pendleton Heights (6)
Game 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Greenfield-Central.
Game 2: Anderson vs. Richmond.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: New Castle vs. Connersville.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

11. Avon (7)
Game 1: Brownsburg vs. Decatur Central.
Game 2: Ben Davis vs. Perry Meridian.
Game 3: Avon vs. Pike.
Game 4: Southport vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

12. Terre Haute South (6)
Game 1: Terre Haute South vs. Terre Haute North.
Game 2: Martinsville vs. Mooresville.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Northview vs. Plainfield.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

13. Whiteland Community (6)
Game 1: Franklin Central vs. New Palestine.
Game 2: Center Grove vs. Greenwood.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Franklin Community vs. Whiteland.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

14. Shelbyville (6)
Game 1: Shelbyville vs. East Central.
Game 2: Columbus North vs. Bloomington South.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Bloomington North vs. Columbus East.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

15. Bedford North Lawrence (6)
Game 1: Seymour vs. Bedford North Lawrence.
Game 2: New Albany vs. Floyd Central.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Jennings County vs. Jeffersonville.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

19. Plymouth (7)
Game 1: Glenn vs. Plymouth.
Game 2: New Prairie vs. Jimtown.
Game 3: Mishawaka Marian vs. Culver Academies.
Game 4: South Bend St. Joseph vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

20. Peru (7)
Game 1: Twin Lakes vs. Maconaquah.
Game 2: Northwestern vs. West Lafayette.
Game 3: Peru vs. Benton Central.
Game 4: Western vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

21. West Noble (6)
Game 1: Fairfield vs. Wawasee.
Game 2: West Noble vs. Tippecanoe Valley.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: NorthWood vs. Lakeland.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

25. North Montgomery (7)
Game 1: Lebanon vs. Frankfort.
Game 2: Crawfordsville vs. North Montgomery.
Game 3: Western Boone vs. Southmont.
Game 4: North Putnam vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

28. West Vigo (6)
Game 1: Greencastle vs. Edgewood.
Game 2: Brown County vs. West Vigo.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: South Vermillion vs. Owen Valley.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

29. Greensburg (7)
Game 1: Rushville vs. South Dearborn.
Game 2: Greensburg vs. Batesville.
Game 3: Franklin County vs. Lawrenceburg.
Game 4: Madison vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

30. North Harrison (7)
Game 1: North Harrison vs. Salem.
Game 2: Brownstown Central vs. Corydon Central.
Game 3: Scottsburg vs. Charlestown.
Game 4: Silver Creek vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

34. Boone Grove (6)
Game 1: North Newton vs. Rochester.
Game 2: North Judson vs. Winamac.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Boone Grove vs. Hebron.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

37. Wabash (7)
Game 1: Wabash vs. Manchester.
Game 2: Cass vs. Southwood.
Game 3: Northfield vs. North Miami.
Game 4: Oak Hill vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

40. Lapel (6)
Game 1: Winchester vs. Frankton.
Game 2: Muncie Burris vs. Shenandoah.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Lapel vs. Wapahani.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

41. Centerville (7)
Game 1: Knightstown vs. Hagerstown.
Game 2: Cambridge City Lincoln vs. Centerville.
Game 3: Union County vs. Eastern Hancock.
Game 4: Northeastern vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

44. Speedway (6)
Game 1: Cloverdale vs. Monrovia.
Game 2: Covenant Christian (Indianapolis) vs. South Putnam.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Cascade vs. Speedway.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

45. South Ripley (6)
Game 1: South Ripley vs. North Decatur.
Game 2: Austin vs. Southwestern (Hanover).
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Switzerland County vs. Milan.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

47. Linton-Stockton (7)
Game 1: Bloomfield vs. Sullivan.
Game 2: Linton-Stockton vs. South Knox.
Game 3: North Knox vs. Eastern Greene.
Game 4: North Central (Farmersburg) vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

48. Southridge (7)
Game 1: Tell City vs. Evansville Mater Dei.
Game 2: North Posey vs. Forest Park.
Game 3: South Spencer vs. Perry Central.
Game 4: Southridge vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

50. Tri-County (6)
Game 1: West Central vs. Pioneer.
Game 2: North White vs. Caston.
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4: Tri-County vs. South Newton.
Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

51. Culver Community (7)
Game 1: Oregon-Davis vs. South Central (Union Mills).
Game 2: Marquette Catholic vs. Triton.
Game 3: Argos vs. Westville.
Game 4: Culver Community vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.

Regionals
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Times: 11 am, 1 pm, 8 pm where possible. Contact host school for specific start times.
Admission: $6 per session or $9 both sessions.
Home Team: The second-named team in each pairing is the designated home team.

Semi-States
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013.
Times: 1 pm with second game to follow.
Admission: $6.
Home Team: The winner of the odd-numbered regional in each pairing is the designated home team.
Note: Teams will be assigned to semi-state sites on Sunday, June 9.

North1. Kokomo (Highland Park)
2. South Bend Clay (Coveleski Stadium)

South3. Plainfield
4. Jasper

State Finals
Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland Street, Indianapolis | Website
Dates: Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15, 2013.
Admission: $9 each day.
Home Team: The winner of the northern semi-state is the designated home team.

About the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA)Founded in 1903, the purpose of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA) is to encourage, regulate and give direction to wholesome amateur interschool athletic competition between its 410 member schools. The Association provides state championship tournament series in 20 sports, 10 for girls and 10 for boys. Approximately 160,000 student athletes participate in IHSAA sports on an annual basis.